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Matschie's dwarf gecko

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Matschie's dwarf gecko
Captive Lygodactylus conradti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. conradti
Binomial name
Lygodactylus conradti
Matschie, 1892

Matschie's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus conradti), also known commonly as Conradt's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa. There are no valid subspecies.

Etymology

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The specific name, conradti, is in honor of Leopold Conradt, collector of the holotype.[2]

Geographic range

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L. conradti is found in northeastern Tanzania[3] and Kenya.[citation needed]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. conradti is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,200 m (3,300–3,900 ft).[1]

Behavior

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L. conradti is diurnal and arboreal.[1]

Diet

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L. conradti eats fruit and preys upon small insects.[1]

Reproduction

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L. conradti is oviparous.[3] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Msuya CA, Howell K, Ngalason W (2021). "Lygodactylus conradti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44648228A45064477.en. Accessed on 02 April 2022.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus conradti, p. 57).
  3. ^ a b Species Lygodactylus conradti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading

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  • Broadley DG, Howell KM (1991). "A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys". Syntarsus 1: 1–70.
  • Matschie P (1892). "Über eine kleine Sammlung von Säugethieren und Reptilien, welche Herr L. Conradt aus Usambara (Deutsch-Ostafrika) heimgebracht hat ". Sitsungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1892: 101–110. (Lygodactylus conradti, new species, p. 109). (in German).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus conradti, p. 92). (in German).
  • Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus conradti, p. 103).